Ari Kaplan is Head of Evangelism at Databricks, where he leads global efforts to promote data-intelligence and AI adoption across industries. Long known as a pioneer in sports analytics — credited with creating analytics departments for major league baseball teams and often associated with the “Moneyball” revolution — he helped demonstrate how data and predictive modeling can transform traditional industries.Before Databricks, Kaplan contributed to AI and analytics strategy at organizations including a leading AutoML startup and global analytics firms. He also co-authored books on data intelligence, and is widely recognized as a thought leader bridging AI, business strategy, and real-world data solutions.